Mike Dunleavy Jr.: Could Move to Point Guard Mike Dunleavy Jr.: Could Move to Point Guard

RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.comFriday, November 3, 2006Update: Due to his lack of rebounding, Warriors coach Don Nelson might shift Dunleavy to point guard and move Baron Davis to shooting guard, the Contra Costa Times reports

Recommendation: "I still like Mike (Dunleavy) a lot, but he's proven to me that he's not going to rebound," Nelson said. "He said he could get six or seven a game, and so far he's getting about two. He's just not a rebounder. So I've got to figure out a way around that problem." Nelson called Dunleavy a "natural power forward" before the season began but his inability to rebound is causing Nelson to re-think his strategy. A move to point guard could help increase Dunleavy's assist numbers but his field goal attempts and points could take a hit.

Is this a f'ing joke? This attempt by Nellie to force Dunleavy into the offense is only going to increase Dunleavy's TO #s. Lets hope he at least gets some assists out of this experiment.

See, this is what I mean by people on this site wanting Dun to fail, just read these messages on this thread. He hasn't even played and his numbers are dismal! The WHOLE Warrior team played poorly on opening night, not just Mike D. Monte played good, but not great if you judge the whole game.
As for tonight against Zach - if Mike gets 15-18 and Zach gets 25, I'll take it. We are better in enough of the other spots on the floor.
As for the Blazers, they are still a decent team - not too many doormats left in the NBA.

sleepyfloyd wrote:See, this is what I mean by people on this site wanting Dun to fail, just read these messages on this thread. He hasn't even played and his numbers are dismal! The WHOLE Warrior team played poorly on opening night, not just Mike D. Monte played good, but not great if you judge the whole game.As for tonight against Zach - if Mike gets 15-18 and Zach gets 25, I'll take it. We are better in enough of the other spots on the floor. As for the Blazers, they are still a decent team - not too many doormats left in the NBA.

If dun is PF and matched up against Randolph, if he gets 10 points it would be a great showing!

Dun is no rookie! He has been playing for 4 full seasons and been nothing but a disgrace! His start this season is just a continuation of the rest of his career thus far!

We all hope he gets better but hoping for something that has shown time and time again to show no hope, is not a logical thing